Laura Hillenbrand Books in Order

Laura Hillenbrand has written 2 books, published between 1999 and 2014. The first book is Seabiscuit (1999) and the newest is Unbroken (2014). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
2
Published
1999–2014
Pages on record
399 in 1 of 2 books
Photo of Laura Hillenbrand, author

Laura Hillenbrand, born in 1967, writes narrative nonfiction, and her catalogue holds exactly two books: Seabiscuit (1999), about the racehorse and the sport around him, and Unbroken (2014), a Second World War story of survival. The two have sold more than 13 million copies between them, and both were adapted for film. Hillenbrand fell ill at college and left without completing her degree, an experience she wrote up as the essay A Sudden Illness for The New Yorker in 2003.

How many Laura Hillenbrand books are there?

Laura Hillenbrand has 2 books, released between 1999 and 2014.

Laura Hillenbrand Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 2 Laura Hillenbrand books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. 1
    Seabiscuit1999 · 399 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1999399
  2. 2
    Unbroken2014 · confirmed 2/4
    2014

Laura Hillenbrand books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

Standalone books

2 books

2 Laura Hillenbrand titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Laura Hillenbrand books in order?

No. No source lists any of the 2 Laura Hillenbrand books here as part of a series. The numbered table above gives them by publication date.

Where to start with Laura Hillenbrand

Start with Seabiscuit (1999), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Laura Hillenbrand book?

Unbroken (2014) is the newest Laura Hillenbrand book released so far.

Is there a new Laura Hillenbrand book coming?

No next Laura Hillenbrand book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Laura Hillenbrand at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Laura Hillenbrand title on record dates from 2014, 12 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Length
399 pages across the 1 of 2 books with a recorded length, a median of 399 pages each.

What the Laura Hillenbrand books are about

1 of the 2 Laura Hillenbrand books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. No subject is tagged on more than one of them, so each one below describes a single book. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

  • 20th Century 1 of 1 books
  • Biography 1 of 1 books
  • History 1 of 1 books
  • Horse racing 1 of 1 books
  • Race horses 1 of 1 books
  • Seabiscuit (Race horse) 1 of 1 books